By David Lesnick The Daily Inter Lake | Posted: Saturday, February 20, 2016 10:01 pm Helena Capital coach Guy Almquist called it “a hustle play.” Connor Dowdy, a 6­’ ­6″ senior center, gathered in a missed shot by a driving Will Hunthausen for an easy basket with 1.8 seconds remaining in overtime to give Helena...Read More

Glacier takes down first ­place Helena on late triple By Joseph Terry The Daily Inter Lake | Posted: Friday, February 19, 2016 11:42 pm In desperation mode after a late bucket gave Helena High its second lead of the game with only 24 seconds to play, Glacier found an open shot in the corner with...Read More

MISSOULA — Glacier outscored Missoula Sentinel in each of the final three quarters to pick up the Western AA victory. Down 10-7 after eight minutes of play, Glacier ripped off 19 points in the second quarter for a 26-21 halftime lead. Glacier outscored Sentinel 27-17 after that. Blayne Bailey had 17 points for Glacier. Tadan...Read More

FEBRUARY 05, 2016 10:43 PM  •  CURT SYNNESS INDEPENDENT RECORD Once, when a newspaper erroneously published Mark Twains’ obituary, the fabled author and humorist retorted, “The rumors of my death are greatly exaggerated.” More than a hundred years later, Capital High boys basketball coach Guy Almquist stated, “We’re not dead yet,” when his Bruins took...Read More

Big shots and tough defense allowed Glacier to run away with a crosstown victory at Flathead High, beating the Braves 55-39 in a Western AA boys basketball contest on Tuesday night. In a low-scoring first half, Glacier was able to pull away from Flathead early thanks to a pair of 3-pointers midway through the first...Read More

The Wolfpack (3-6) allowed 27 points in a high-scoring final period but was able to maintain a comfortable cushion by regularly converting at the charity stripe. Glacier made 26 of 31 free throws in the game. Tadan Gilman led the Pack with 17 points. Blayne Bailey, Noah Lindsay and Dylan Ruggles each scored 12. Matthew...Read More

As far as apes go, this was no gorilla. But it still felt good to toss it away. Glacier snapped a five-game losing streak behind a suffocating zone defense, knocking off Class A Frenchtown 53-41 Friday night in the first-ever boys basketball meeting between the two schools at Glacier. “It’s nice for us to get...Read More

Everything was cold for the Wolfpack on Saturday afternoon. With single­digit temperatures outside, the Glacier boys struggled to find any warmth on the basketball court, falling 36­32 to Missoula Sentinel in a low­scoring Western AA conference game. Glacier jumped out to a big lead in the first quarter, getting four points each from Noah Lindsay and Blayne...Read More